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Meadowgreen’s grade for hazard risk: an A

Source area for radon tests: the Saskatoon RHA

Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Meadowgreen’s survey area, 6.6% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Wildfire is rare near Meadowgreen: 0.6% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.02% a year. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Saskatoon as a whole, not for Meadowgreen alone.

Rent takes more of local pay in Meadowgreen than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% of household income

Owners put the median home at $274,000, below Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. 25% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Saskatoon metro area, Meadowgreen included.

Meadowgreen’s grade for safety: a C−

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 154, near Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and higher than Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 48.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violence across its police area runs at 15.2 per 1,000 residents a year.

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Meadowgreen trails that of 88% of Canadian towns

The car took 87% of commuters, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and near Canadian towns (89%). Getting to work takes 19 min on average.

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Meadowgreen’s health region

Lives here run to 81.4 years on average, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and near Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 8.3% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.0 km from the average resident of Meadowgreen, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Meadowgreen sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year

Gardeners get 117 frost-free days, from 19 May to 15 September. Rain and snow peak in June, at 75 mm. Frosty days number 203 in a normal year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Meadowgreen sees January nights of −20.7°C on average.

More of Meadowgreen’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%

Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Nearly a third of residents belong to a visible minority, above Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.

What November brings in Meadowgreen: −10°C at night, −1°C by day

November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. A normal November brings 14 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −18°C nights. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C.

Fewer of Saskatoon West voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 56%, behind 85%

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Meadowgreen is Saskatoon West, and Brad Redekopp (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

Meadowgreen has no public library of its own; the nearest is Library 20th st, 1.6 km away

After it comes Mayfair Public Library (Massey Place), 2.2 km away.

14 km from Meadowgreen to Fred Heal Canoe Launch

There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The largest named area nearby is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 130 ha, 8.2 km away. 17 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

The 40 schools of Meadowgreen: 33 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, near Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).